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Proverbs 14:6

WisdomPride

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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BSB
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
KJV
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
WEB
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
ASV
A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
DARBY
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
BLB
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and there is none, and knowledge [is] easy to the discerning one.
ÅB
Spotteren søker visdom, men finner den ikke; men for den forstandige er kunnskap lett å vinne.
OTB
En spotter søker visdom og finner ingen, men kunnskap er lett å finne for dem med forstand.
B1930
Spotteren søker visdom, men finner den ikke; men for den forstandige er kunnskap lett å vinne.

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